BISHOP'S HULL PARISH COUNCIL
www.bishopshull.org.uk

25TH OCTOBER 2007

1. Another vacancy has arisen on the Council due to the resignation of Mr Martin Peters. This is being advertised in the normal way.

2. Development on the fields to the west of Bishop's Hull Road - the main part of this very long meeting was devoted to a presentation by Ralph Willoughby Foster, the Planning Officer from Taunton Deane, who attended to update councillors on a possible planning application to build houses on the fields to the west of Bishop's Hull Road. The application has not been submitted yet, and it is not known whether it will have strong grounds for being granted (due to the current shortage of housing land in the area) or whether it will be refused. If it is granted, there will be an opportunity for the village to benefit from additional or subsidized facilities, and councillors will be considering what these might be at a special meeting on 8th November.

3. The Community Woodland at Netherclay will be opened on 9th November. This has been a great asset to the village ad is well-used.

4. It looks as if the cobbled path at Netherclay may finally be renovated. Discussions are under way with Somerset County Council and a site meeting with councillors will be held soon. It is hoped, funding permitting, that the work may be carried out over the winter.

5. There is still vegetation overgrowing paths and verges, particularly down Shutewater Hill and in Mountway Road. Please cut back any overhanging hedges on your property which may affect pedestrians or passing bikes/vehicles before the weather gets wetter and they hang down even more.

6. The Village Events Group is holding a 'Sound of Music' night in the parish church on 19th November, and festive songs around the village Christmas Tree on 17th December - keep an eye out for further details!

7. Information about all Parish Council meetings and members is on the village noticeboards and the Website - do visit and have a look - www.bishopshull.org.uk

8. The next formal Council meeting is on Thursday 13th December, at 7.30 p.m. at the Frank Bond Centre.

SUE WATTS - Clerk to the Parish Council - tel. 333567
e-mail - sue.watts@ukonline.co.uk